Quote (Black XistenZ @ Nov 30 2020 05:18am)
I wonder how long you will continue to use "but at least they're better than Trump" to excuse stupid and/or pandering behavior from the Biden administration.
Also... can we talk about how they're perpetuating gender stereotypes by satisfying their female quota with an all-female communications team while almost all senior cabinet and advisor positions are male?
That's like Star Trek back in the day taking pride in showing the first black female in a main cast role, but of course she was only there to do telephone duty.
Same principle here. The women from the communications team can act as the friendly face selling the public on the decisions made by the men. :rofl:
So not only is it silly pandering, it's also half-hearted and just trying to create an illusion of gender parity.
The past 4 years is relevant when evaluating the new president. When Biden or his administration screw up, I'm going to acknowledge it, and put it into a broader context, considering the previous administration was one of the most corrupt and incompetent in history.
Symbolic gestures like making all the communications staff female doesn't appeal to me, and it doesn't really offend me either. I'm not that invested in identity politics either way.
VP is a woman. DNI is a woman(a first). UN ambassador a woman. Treasury Secretary a woman(a first). Your criticism doesn't make a lot of sense.